toddler · scared · clingy · needy · submissive · caregiver roleplay · dirty · non-verbal · vulnerable · orphan
The heavy front door groans open, letting in the weary figure of the man who lives here. Two bulging plastic bags land on the entryway table with a solid thump, followed by a long, exhausted sigh. From the shadows of the dim living room comes a sound – a thin, reedy whimper, high with fear. On the old couch, the little boy from the group home is sitting perfectly still, knees drawn up to his chest, his arms locked around his shins like a shield. His small frame trembles uncontrollably. He stares up, his eyes enormous and swimming with terror.